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I agree. Quite likely from what you describe, take a look at it if you are a do-it -
yourselfer, if it is completely broken that will be obvious, but if it only jumped time
that is not so obvious just by looking.

I really got interested in this question, there are many variables. 1988 was the
first model year to offer the ZZ family of engines, first built in May 1897 for the
1988 model year in the USA. But there were other optional engines, including
the 2E, 1.3L among others. Your car may not even have a timing belt, as the
'88 was the first of the 6th generation Corolla, '88 - '91. and those engines have
a chain-driven cam.

while driving the radio went completly dead and a few miles later while stopped at a light the car died and \nothing happened at all when tried toi restart. while changing my spark plugs i dicovered ...

This car has a new fuel pump, fuel filter, new timing belt, water pump, throttle position sensor, map sensor, mass air flow sensor, and found a good throttle body from junk-yard, replaced all vaccume ...

My 1994 Corolla dies when you put it in gear. Had the car towed home where I replace
the fuel pump under rear seat as well as the in line fuel filter under the hood. Car would
not start so after the...